OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
(1933)
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P219-I
15Rpf HINDENBURG MEDALLION STAMP
Broad graduation (three lines) down the centre. Five-line sender's note with a height of 24.5mm. There are two variations of P219: Type 'I' has a straight edge whilst Type 'II' has a serrated edge.
P219-II
15Rpf HINDENBURG MEDALLION STAMP
VARIANTS TO COLLECT
The following are suggested variants that might make good additions to a collection:1. As a domestic long-distance card without any special features
2. As a foreign used card with to CSR
3. As a foreign used card with to Hungary
4. As a foreign used card with 15 Rpf
5. As a Registered card
6. As a local delivery Express card
7. As a Rohrpost card in Berlin
8. Domestic Armail usage
9. European Airmail usage
10. Airmail usage to the USA from Bodensee (Lake Constance)
11. Postally unused
12. Domestic Bahnpost usage
13. Invalid Usage - either after expiration date or with incorrect postage applied
14. Special slogan cancels
EXAMPLES FROM MY COLLECTION
POSTALLY UNUSED
DOMESTIC LONG DISTANCE
FOREIGN USE TO CSR
1. The following P219 postcard was cancelled in BERLIN-CHARLOTTENBURG on 22nd Feb 1936 and features a special handstamp used to commemorate 50 years of the automobile. The destination was the city of RUMBURG in the C.S.R.
FOREIGN USE TO HUNGARY
FOREIGN USE WITH 15 Rpf
GREAT BRITAIN
REGISTERED CARD
EXPRESS DELIVERY CARD
ROHRPOST in BERLIN
DOMESTIC AIRMAIL
EUROPEAN AIRMAIL
AIRMAIL TO USE FROM LAKE CONSTANCE
GERMAN BAHNPOST
INVALID USAGE
SPECIAL SLOGAN CANCELS
REFERENCES:1. MICHEL GANZSACHEN DEUTSCHLAND 2021/2022. 23 Auflage ISBN 978-95402-374-5 2. KATALOG der DEUTSCHEN GELEGENHEITSSTEMPEL by JULIUS BOCHMANN.
